Forrest, Illinois

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Forrest
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Livingston

Coordinates	40°45′0″N 88°24′36″W / 40.75, -88.41

Area	0.6 sq mi (2 km²)
- land	0.6 sq mi (2 km²)

Population	1,225 (2000)
Density	1,956.4 /sq mi (755 /km²)

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	XXXXX
Area code	XXX

Location of Forrest within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Forrest, Illinois

Forrest is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,225 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Forrest is located at 40°45′0″N, 88°24′36″W (40.750018, -88.409992).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,225 people, 470 households, and 344 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,956.4 people per square mile (750.8/km²). There were 504 housing units at an average density of 804.9/sq mi (308.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.33% White, 0.57% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 1.31% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.

There were 470 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,677, and the median income for a family was $45,938. Males had a median income of $37,868 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,707. About 5.8% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

Forrest, Illinois is at coordinates 40°45′00″N 88°24′36″W / 40.750018, -88.409992 (Forrest, Illinois)Coordinates: 40°45′00″N 88°24′36″W / 40.750018, -88.409992 (Forrest, Illinois)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Livingston County, Illinois

County seat: Pontiac

Cities	Fairbury \| Pontiac \| Streator‡

Town	Chatsworth

Villages	Campus \| Cornell \| Cullom \| Dwight‡ \| Emington \| Flanagan \| Forrest \| Long Point \| Odell \| Reddick‡ \| Saunemin \| Strawn

Townships	Amity \| Avoca \| Belle Prairie \| Broughton \| Charlotte \| Chatsworth \| Dwight \| Eppards Point \| Esmen \| Fayette \| Forrest \| Germanville \| Indian Grove \| Long Point \| Nebraska \| Nevada \| Newtown \| Odell \| Owego \| Pike \| Pleasant Ridge \| Pontiac \| Reading \| Rooks Creek \| Round Grove \| Saunemin \| Sullivan \| Sunbury \| Union \| Waldo

Unincorporated communities	Ancona \| Blackstone \| Cayuga \| Champlin \| Eylar \| Graymont \| Manville \| McDowell \| Ocoya \| Rowe \| Rugby \| Scovel \| Swygert \| Vermillion Estates \| Wing

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties